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Letters Patent No. 100,121, dated February 22, 1870.

IMPROVEMENT IN CHILDRENS CARRIAG-ES.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part o the same To all whom 'it may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM E. CRANDALL, of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Childrens Carriages and Rocking-Horses; and I do hereby declare the following Ito be a clear and exact description of the nature thereof, suicient to enable others skilled inthe art to which my invention appertains to fully understand and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings making part of this specification, in which-- Figure 1 is a side view of the device illustrating my invention.

Figure 2 is a central vertical longitudinal section thereof.

Figure 3 is a top or plan view.

Similar letters of 'reference indicate corresponding parts in the several figures.

My invention consists in constructing the body of' a childs carriage oi' two frames, which are connected together so as to form a seat between them.

It also consists in a toy-box which is connected to thei'rames and serves to keep the rider in the seat, but it may be readily moved over in order to release him when desired.

The body may be mounted on wheels or rockers, and thus form a carriage or rocking-horse at the pleasure of the child.

AIn the drawings- A A may represent two frames, which in the present case are made in' the form of horses, which are arranged parallel to each other with their feet resting on a base, B, which, if desired, may be in the form of rockers of anpordinary rocking-horse.

The frames are connected together by-cross-pieces G, which, with the former, constitute a guarded seat, so that a child can readily ride without danger of being thrown or falling out.

In orderto render his position still more secure, there is connected to the frames in front of the seat a box, l), which in one position holds the child in the scat, and likewise forms a receptacle for his playthings, and in the other position allows the child to remove himself' or be removed from the seat.

'.lhe base B and frames respectively may be connected together by auxiliary cross-rods, bars, or braces, or otherwise, for strengthening purposes, and the child may rest his feet on a foot-board, E, which is secured to the base B. v

To the base B there is connected, in any suitable manner, a series of wheels, F, whose bearings should be so constructed that the wheels maybe swung or raised'up or down, whereby the whole weight may rest either on the wheels or on the bed.

When it is desired to employ the device as a carriage, the wheels are swung or moved downward, and, by means of suitable pins, G, or other retaining devices, the bed is cleared from the door, and the carriage can then be drawn forward as an ordinary childs carriage.

When the wheels are raised orV removed, then the bed should consist of rockers, so that the child can rock himself', aftelthe manner of a rocking-horse.

Should the arms or shaft-s of tbe wheels be immovable xtures, the bed E may consist of a flat board or strip, and not be in the form of rockers.

It will be perceived that the construction of the -body A C not only produces a convenient and safe seat for the child, but that the appearance is presented of two h orses which the child can drive simultaneously without straddling either,l and thus be protected from falling oi.

Suitable harness may be placed on the horses and' the bridle extend wit-hin convenient reach of the child.

ward, backward, or sideward, and I thus produce an attractive, amusing and safe riding medium.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Let ters Patent, is

1. The'frarnes A, connected together by a seat, 0,1'.

forming the body of a riding device and allowing the feet to project through it, when combined and operating substantially as described.

2. The box D, connected to the` frames A, in combination with the seat C, substantially as and for the WM. E. GRANDALL. Witnesses:

PETER OoUTANfi-, B. B. GH'APPELL.

It is noticeable that the child can-neither fall for- 

